2026 IREI Springboard (Europe)

September 23 - 25, 2026 | Pestana Cidadela Cascais | 2750-310 Cascais, Portugal

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IREI Springboard is an exclusive, invitation-only annual gathering of the brightest IREI Springboard leaders in the institutional real estate community. The event is designed as an open forum that serves as a catalyst for mentoring, educating and cultivating leadership skills. IREI Springboard leaders will have the opportunity to learn from the brightest, most trusted minds in the industry. IREI Springboard is an opportunity to recognize the up-and-coming people in your organization – particularly the ones you would select to groom for assuming greater responsibilities in your organization down the road.

PROGRAM
The program is cast as a “think-tank” environment, balanced with networking activities designed to help IREI Springboard leaders build career-long relationships with their peers. IREI Springboard leaders have the unique opportunity to have candid discussions with high-caliber mentors through an open forum discussion and peer-to-peer group sessions. The agenda and topics discussed are set by the attendees prior to the event through a food for thought survey, which asks the IREI Springboard leaders which topics and questions they would like to address with their peers and mentors at the forum.

RECOGNITION
The 2026 IREI Springboard leaders and their firms will be recognized in a feature in our October 2026 IRE Europe publication, as well as distributed through Institutional Real Estate Newsline (IREN), our premium newsfeed, and posted on our website. The editorial piece will also be displayed prominently at Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s 2027 VIP Europe conference.

INVITATION BY NOMINATION ONLY
IREI Springboard is an exclusive invitation by nomination only event. A senior member of an organization must nominate the IREI Springboard leaders for consideration. Please note, nomination does not guarantee invitation to the forum.

Senior members can elect to send new up-and-comers from their firm who have not attended IREI Springboard in the past or can send up-and-comers who have previously attended IREI Springboard.

Firms are welcome to send up to three attendees to the forum per their nominations. An attendee can attend up to a maximum of three IREI Springboard events.

If there is an up-and-comer from your organization that you would like to nominate, please contact John Hunt, Conference Program Manager, at j.hunt@irei.com or call +1 925-244-0500 ext. 137.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Investment Managers and others fee: $3,895
**Qualified Institutional Investor fee: $1,295

**Qualified Institutional Investor
The Qualified Institutional Investor registration category is reserved for individuals employed by a public, corporate or union pension fund organization, a foundation or endowment, or an insurance company with responsibility for real estate investment strategy or decision-making.

IREI reserves the right to review the credentials and employment status of anyone registering for IREI Springboard. If an individual does not meet our criteria for any of the registration categories, we reserve the right to decline registration or enforce an additional registration fee. Registrations are not confirmed until a payment has been received where applicable.

NOMINATION CRITERIA

DISCIPLINE FOCUS:
- Marketing/Client Services/Investor Relations
- Investors (Public, Corporate Pension Funds, Endowments, Foundations, Family Offices and Sovereign Wealth Funds)
- Fund of funds
- Consultants
- Acquisitions
- Portfolio/Asset Management
- Research
- Operations

Due to the high nomination and attendance of marketing, client services and fundraising attendees, we are limiting seats for this discipline.

TITLE: Associate to director level positions (or their equivalent)
EXPERIENCE: Nominee must have 3 to 10 years’ experience in real estate.

We understand titles and job descriptions vary. Please contact Lucero Jaramillo at events@irei.com with any questions.

REQUIREMENT
We require attendees to participate in all the sessions and networking activities and to stay for the entire forum. Due to the exclusivity and limited seats for this forum, we cannot accept registrations for individuals who cannot stay for the duration of the event or those who may need to leave early.

Agenda

*Draft agenda, subject to change

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
19:00	Registration Opens
19:30	Networking Reception
21:00	Adjourn
Thursday, September 24, 2026
08:00	Breakfast
09:00	Welcome & Opening Remarks Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Claudia Gernegross Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, AEW Capital Management, L.P. Floris Mathlener Portfolio Manager, North America, Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors
09:30	Introductions
10:15	Keynote Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Keith Breslauer Managing Partner & Founder, Patron Capital Partners
11:00	Break
11:30	Future of Real Estate Roundtable
12:00	Roundtable Group Leader Reports
12:30	Lunch
13:45	Mentor Session Overview
14:00	Mentor Sessions Acquisitions Consultant Fundraising Investor Portfolio & Asset Management Research Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Acquisitions Mentor: Tatiana Tezel Senior Managing Director, Hines Asset/Portfolio Management Mentor: Justin Hildebrandt Partner, Head of Europe, Affinius Capital Consultant Mentor: David Dix Managing Director, Townsend Group Fundraising/Marketing Mentor: Allen Chilten Global Head of Real Estate Capital Formation Schroders Investor Mentor: John Gellatly Founder, Consigliere Real Estate/Senior Advisor & Non-Executive, Investment Management & Real Assets Research Mentor: Petra Blazkova Head of Group Research & Strategy, Catella
14:45	Wrap-Up & Networking Activity Instructions
15:30	Depart for Networking Activity, Reception and Dinner
18:30	Networking Reception
19:30	Networking Dinner
Friday, September 25, 2026
08:00	Breakfast
09:00	Overview of the Day Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Claudia Gernegross Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, AEW Capital Management, L.P. Floris Mathlener Portfolio Manager, North America, Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors
09:15	Mentor Sessions Acquisitions Consultant Fundraising Investor Portfolio & Asset Management Research Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Acquisitions Mentor: Tatiana Tezel Senior Managing Director, Hines Asset/Portfolio Management Mentor: Justin Hildebrandt Head of Europe, Affinius Capital Consultant Mentor: David Dix Managing Director, Townsend Group Fundraising/Marketing Mentor: Allen Chilten Global Head of Real Estate Capital Formation Schroders Investor Mentor: John Gellatly Founder, Consigliere Real Estate/Senior Advisor & Non-Executive, Investment Management & Real Assets Research Mentor: Petra Blazkova Head of Group Research & Strategy, Catella
10:15	Leadership and Management Roundtables
10:45	Roundtable Group Leader Reports
11:15	Springboard Leadership & Mentor Wrap Up
11:30	Adjourn & Farewell Standing Lunch